OFFICIAL Internet and OFFICIAL PSN platforms

Outsourcery’s IaaS — Assured offering has been through rigorous accreditation and testing processes. It holds CESG Pan Government Accreditation (PGA) covering former Business Impact Levels IL0, IL2 and IL3, and it is certified to run government classified information at OFFICIAL Internet or OFFICIAL PSN (Public Services Network) level. OFFICIAL Internet, designed for public sector organisations and local authorities, is accredited to OFFICIAL (formerly IL2) with Internet connectivity. OFFICIAL PSN, built for government departments to consume cloud services over the PSN, is accredited to OFFICIAL (formerly IL3) with PSN connectivity.

Platforms designed for the UK Public Sector

Working with best-of-breed suppliers, like Microsoft, Dell and HP, Outsourcery has developed a UK sovereign IaaS solution, specifically designed to deliver assured cloud services to the UK public sector.

The offering reduces the complexity and cost of implementing robust, flexible and scalable cloud solutions, leveraging award-winning technology and economies of scale to meet the government’s Information Assurance and Cloud First policies.

Why Outsourcery?

The O-Cloud

At Outsourcery, we’ve invested heavily in our enterprise-grade, Pan Government Accredited cloud platform, the O-Cloud, from which we deliver all our solutions. The O-Cloud has been built using the latest technologies from world-class suppliers to ensure high availability and resilience for the organisations we work with.

Cloud Expertise

Outsourcery is a member of Microsoft’s CityNext programme, which engages government, businesses and citizens to shape the next generation of cities. We were also one of three global finalists shortlisted for the 2015 Microsoft Public Sector: Government Partner of the Year Award. Read more about our awards and accreditations.

G-Cloud Procurement

Outsourcery’s OFFICIAL IaaS and SaaS solutions are available on the government’s Digital Marketplace G-Cloud framework, enabling public sector organisations to find, compare and procure cloud services.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a combination of network, compute and storage components combined to create a highly scalable and flexible offering. IaaS provides a lower total cost of ownership than on-premises infrastructure, along with a greater level of resiliency and redundancy.

Fully compliant

Our IaaS solution complies with government policies and regulations, with standards and processes to help you meet regulatory requirements

Scalable and flexible solutions

Fully flexible on-demand infrastructure solutions, that scale up or down to meet your organisation’s changing requirements

Assured cloud services

Benefit from PGA and PSN accredited IaaS, with fully compliant SaaS solutions also available

Data sovereignty

Automatic network failover

Immediate failover to a secondary data centre if service cannot be recovered in the primary data centre

Cloud readiness

We understand that moving to the cloud can be a complex process. We will work with you to devise a cloud strategy tailored to your organisation, whether you need a full cloud transition or a hybrid solution.

Cloud transition

We will ensure your transition to the cloud goes smoothly.

Cloud support

We provide ongoing support, so you get the most out of the cloud.

Nobody else had the same depth of experience as Outsourcery when it came to implementing Office 365 and Lync.

Wayne Buttigieg

Head of Infrastructure and Media Services, London Business School

The Cloud First policy will embed the skills a modern civil service needs to meet the demands of 21st-century digital government and help us get ahead in the global race.

Francis Maude

Former Minister for the Cabinet Office

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce manages members with the flexibility of CRM in the cloud